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“I can see clearly now, the rain is gone…” Spring is finally here! Anyone else enjoying the glorious sunshine today? With this lovely uptick in weather, I can’t help but be reminded of the importance of clear vision. When we don’t understand one another, we can often take out our frustrations on each other. Usually Read more about Sunny Days![…]

You’ve probably heard it before: Are you practicing self-care? Are you actively seeking out routines for your everyday life that will lower your stress levels? Daily self-care routines can include journaling, meditation, naps, reading a fun book, soaking your feet in epsom salts, drinking a cup of tea alone, aromatherapy — the list can go Read more about Self Care Is Not For You[…]

This Mother’s Day, if you are overjoyed to be surrounded by your little ones, we celebrate with you. If your relationship is complicated or painful, we ache with you. If it is new and exciting, we congratulate you. If you are grieving a passing too soon, we mourn with you. If you are praying for Read more about This Mother’s Day, We Stand With You.[…]

If you know your Core Values, you know that every value has a unique negative side: that unhealthy strategy you slip into when you’re faced with a particularly uncomfortable conflict. Recently, at our Enticing Intimacy workshop, I was reminded how easily and unknowingly that strategy can take over. When we’re feeling defensive and vulnerable, we might not Read more about When You’re Stuck In Your Negative Self[…]

If you’ve taken the Core Values Index, you know that we all have a primary value and a secondary value. For example, I am primarily a Merchant, the quadrant which values Love. I am secondarily an Innovator, which values Wisdom. Some people’s top two are pretty evenly matched; they can switch between the two of them easily. Most Read more about Flourishing In Your Full Potential[…]

“Whenever you are in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make a difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is ATTITUDE.” These wise words by William James, the famous American philosopher, are the perfect place to start talking about conflict. When we look at our Core Values, we begin to understand why Read more about Ay, There’s The Rub: Core Values & Conflict[…]

This is a question so many couples ask us when they come to our conferences, or enter into counseling, is: “If our Core Values are so different, how can we be compatible?” But the fact of the matter is compatibility has nothing to do with whether your Core Values are the same. Compatibility is much Read more about Are You and Your Partner Compatible?[…]

We’ve all heard someone say it — we might have said it ourselves at some point: “We’re perfect together. We never fight!” But when someone says that to me, it’s a big red flag. You never fight? Really? First of all, unless you’ve been dating for less than a week, I’m not sure I believe you. Read more about Why “We Never Fight” Is A Bad Sign[…]

The part of the brain that gets triggered by cocaine is the same place we get triggered by romantic love. The difference being, of course, that you get to come down from cocaine — but you can’t come down from romantic love too easily. As this Ted Talk explains (take the fifteen minutes to watch it), Romantic Read more about The Addiction Of Love[…]

Joy is defined as: 1 a : the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : delight b : the expression or exhibition of such emotion : gaiety 2 : a state of happiness or felicity : bliss 3 : a source or cause of delight Alright, that sounds Read more about An Attitude of the Heart: JOY![…]

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Core Values Counseling is an organization which equips Counselors, Coaches and Clergy in the use of the revolutionary new human assessment tool, the Core Values Index. We also offer a one or two day seminar for couples who want to strengthen their marriage by understanding each other’s values and identifying the values on which to build their marriage.

Lori Faren was on KATU here in Portland sharing The CVI watch the segment and share it with others. Sabrina Walters trained her in the CVI just last week and she did a great job with this short segment. The Team at Core Values Counseling uses it with all our clients to help them understand how they see the world.